Transcript Chapter 3: World Roots of American Education

Chapter 3
World Roots of
American
Education
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Historical Views of the
Educated Person (Part 1)
• Ancient China: Intellectuals, ready to take
part in government
• Ancient India: People ready to perform the
duties of their castes
• Ancient Egypt: Priests, Scribes
• Ancient Greece and Rome: Good citizens,
able to contribute to government, or good
soldiers
• Ancient Arabic Nations: Islamic scholars
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Historical Views of the
Educated Person (Part 2)
• Medieval Europe: Religious scholars, or
individuals prepared for their place in the
social hierarchy
• Renaissance Europe: Courtiers—literate,
stylish classical humanists
• Reformation Europe: Able to read key
religious texts and ready for appropriate role
in society
• Enlightenment Europe and America: Trained
in reason and ready to enact social reform
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World Roots of Today’s
Instructional Methods (Part 1)
• Apprenticeships, Informal Education:
Preliterate Societies
• Standardized Tests: Ancient China
• Drill and Memorization: Ancient China,
India, Egypt, Reformation Europe
• Scaffolding: Ancient Greek Sophist
Protagoras
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World Roots of Today’s
Instructional Methods (Part 2)
• Questioning: Socrates
• Scientific Observations/Experiments:
Aristotle, Enlightenment educators
• Deductive Reasoning:
Medieval Scholastic educators
• Games and Activities:
Renaissance Humanist Erasmus
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